Faculty Reserves Services FAQ

What are Library Reserves?
What do I need to do?
What can be put on Reserves?
What other options do I have if reusing photocopies of past reserves is not possible?
What if permission to use a reading is denied through CCC?
Can my students view electronic reserves in the summer or from past courses?
How can I learn more about copyright compliance?

What are Library Reserves?

Library Reserves are supplementary hardcopy materials and scanned readings for a course. These items should not be all assigned materials for a course or be a substitute for an anthology. If this is the case, the material should be made available as a coursepacket and placed on reserve.

What do I need to do?

To place materials on reserve you must supply:

• a clear, good quality copy if the material is an article or chapter of a book
• a copy of the actual copyright page from the source (required by law)
• a complete reserve form

What can be put on Reserves?

You can obtain the appropriate Reserve form either at the Circulation Desk in Musselman Library or click below on the form you need.

• Standard form for book chapters and journal articles
• Books form for books
• Media form for videotapes, compact discs, DVDs, audiocassette, etc.

However you choose, you still have to bring the actual material to either the Circulation Desk or the Reserves Office. If you send more than one reading you must also include the order of your reading assignments and /or syllabus. This is especially important at the beginning of the term.

We estimate about two week turn around for materials to be scanned and available on CNAV. Turn around time may be longer if materials are received anytime after the term begins.

What other options do I have if reusing photocopies of past reserves is not possible?

We recommend purchasing a copy or copies of the book as a substitute for continued use of photocopies. Personal copies may also be placed on Reserve. Check with the Reference Librarians to determine if the journal material is available electronically. (E.g. JSTOR)

What if permission to use a reading is denied thorough CCC?

A professor has several options:

• request a course packet through the bookstore
• purchase a physical copy of the reading to put on reserves
• photocopy the reading for classroom use

Can my students view electronic reserves in the summer or from past courses?

No, all our electronic reserves (on CNAV) are password protected and strictly limited to students currently enrolled in the class. All electronic reserves are unavailable for access between terms. This restriction is a guarantee we give publishers to obtain permission.

How can I learn more about copyright compliance?

The library recommends the following resources for learning more about copyright compliance:

• Russell, Carrie. Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians. Chicago: Office for Information Technology Policy, American Library Association, 2004. Available from the library's collection.
• Questions & Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community. 7th ed. Oberli, Ohio: National Association of College Stores, 2003. Available from the library's collection and from the National Association of College Stores website.
• University of Texas' website created by Georgia Harper
  

As of March 1, 1989, the copyright warning does not have to appear for a work to be legally copyrighted.